Card package



'Dec. 4, 1934.

1., P. CLARK 1,982,640

CARD'PACKAGE Filed June 14, 1933 INVENTOR ZA/vwzm BLLARK BY Maw ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 4, 1934 UNITED STATES CARD PACKAGE Lancaster P. Clark, Fairfield, Conn., assignor to Bradley L. Coley, New York, N. Y.

Application June 14, 1933, Serial No. 675,720 2 Claims. (01. 206-79) My invention relates to card packages and the object of my invention is to provide a package comprising an advertising display card, a screw attachable fitting and a pin for removably securing the fitting to the card, said pin comprising a screw driver conveniently useful for connecting the fitting after it has been removed from the card.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a card embodying features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the card having a fitting assembled thereon to provide a complete package embodying my invention.

Figure 3 is a central vertical section thru the package.

Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the pin employed to secure the fitting to the card.

Figure 5 is an inverted plan view of the screw attachable fitting, and

Figure 6 illustrates the manner in which a plurality of the packages may be conveniently nested together to facilitate packing.

The card 10 is of cardboard and is perforate at 11, the margins of its perforated area conforming to offset areas 12 of a fitting 13 to be assembled on the card. Tabs 14 and 15, respectively, are

formed integral with the card at opposite margins of its perforate area. The tab 14 is slit at 16 and the tab 15 is provided with a slot at 17 in aligmnent with said slit.

The fitting 13 illustrated in the drawing is an end plug or attachment plug having terminal prongs 18-18 and is of the character usually employed on an electric extension cord'to which it is adapted to be connected by means of the usual terminal binding screws 19 and 19. A central passage is formed thru the plug at 20 to receive the end of an extension cord to be connected to the binding screws.

The pin 21 comprises a strip formed of still flat wire of a width and gauge corresponding respectively to the diameter of the heads of the screws 19 and the Width of the slots formed therein. The wire is looped at its upper end to provide a handie 22 and is notched at 23 for purposes about to be described.

To assemble the package, the tabs 14 and 15 are folded substantially perpendicular to the card face and the body portion of the fitting is positioned between them and partially projected thru the perforate area of the card in such manner that the prongs 18 will straddle the tab 15. The pin 21 is then forced thru the slit 16, passed thru the passage 20 of the fitting and thence thru the tab slot 17 until the notched portion 23'of the pin engages with a margin of the slit 16 at one end thereof. When so assembled the parts of the package are securely held together and the package may be readily disassembled by a reversal of these simple operations, as will be readily understood.

The uncovered areas of the card face are well adapted for the display of advertising matter, directions for using the fitting, or other type display, and the pin 21 is adapted, as above indicated, to serve as a screw driver when connecting 0 the fitting to the end of an electric extension cord.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A package comprising a. perforate card having tabs formed integral with opposite margins of its perforate area and extending from the face of the card, a fitting projecting thru the perforate area of the card and positioned between said tabs. whereby the fitting is supported, and a pin extending thru said tabs whereby the fitting is retainedin supported position.

2. A package comprising a perforate card having tabs formed integral with opposite margins of its perforate area, and extending from the face of the card, a screw attachable fitting partially projecting thru the perforate area of the card and positioned between said tabs, whereby the fitting is supported, and a pin extending thru said tabs whereby the fitting is retained in supported position, said pin comprising a screw driver adapted for employment in connecting the fitting for use after it has been removed from the card.

LANCASTER P. CLARK. 

